Bandol is Buzzing

Market day today and we stock up with gourmet goodies not seen at home. All manner of wares are on offer from summer clothes, deck shoes and posh shoes, carved elephants, scents and soaps, foodstuffs, spiced sausages, whole hams and cooked hams,  battery bicycles, knives, photo-prints and printed T-shirts, audio tape and media films, local cheeses and very fresh fruit.

Amongst other things we came away with three bars of Donkey Milk Soap recommended for all parts of the body including the face. 

Super delicious fruit

Piella

Calamari

Bandol Market

The Inner harbour

Second Leg to the Sun.

Left Gannat at 8.45 am and enjoyed lovely scenic drive (part M way and part scenic open country roads) to arrive in Sanary Sur Mer at 4.30 pm British Time which is 5.30 pm here.
Heading south on the A75 / E11 we pass Clermont-Ferrand and leave at Exit No. 20 onto the N102 towards Le Puy-en-Velay taking the D906 to by pass the town then N102 to Aubenas. Along the way we take a break and stretch the legs at St Christophe-Sur-Dolaison and wander into the church - European Capital du Saint Jacques de Compostel. 

Saint Jacques de Compostel

 At Alba-la-Romaine forking right to the D107 to Viviers joining the A7 M way towards Orange A7 - E714  turning off East onto the E80 - A8  followed by the A52 and then the A50 to Bandol and Sanary-Sur-Mer.

Arrived here about 6 pm and enjoyed pastries beside the harbour. 

Sanary sur Mer

Favourite location  -  Favourite conveyance